Certificate Program in Project Management

Getting Started

Online Availability

This certificate can be completed completely online.

Duration of Study

Most students complete the curriculum in 1 to 2 years.

Estimated Cost

$6,400

Project management skills are highly valued in all positions at various organizations: Fortune 500 companies, nonprofits, tech, health care—the list goes on. Whether you are moving into a project management role or want to master real-world project management skills to advance in your current position, you can add "project management" to your résumé as quickly as possible with our fully online Certificate Program in Project Management. No matter where you live, you'll receive a UC Berkeley–quality education that fits your needs and schedule.

You learn from highly qualified instructors with extensive project management experience and work in teams with classmates to develop hands-on problem-solving techniques. In this highly interactive curriculum, you learn how to apply real-world project management practices to achieve success in a wide variety of fields. Get started today with Project Management BUS ADM X470.

Note: Effective January 2019, the curriculum requirements for this certificate will change. Students registering for the certificate in January 2019 or later will need to complete four required courses and three additional electives. If you’d like to complete the certificate under the current requirements, you will need to register before December 31, 2018. If you have any questions, please contact the department by emailing extension-business@berkeley.edu or calling (510) 642-4231.

New Project Management Specializations

Advance your skills with these two new specializations:

1: The Advanced Program in Project Management gives PMPs and project management certificate holders a leg up in a competitive and crowded job market. Take an additional three courses in:

advanced project management

leadership development

Agile management

business analysis

business process management

This program will deepen your project management skills while preparing you to be a project leader able to engage with stakeholders across the enterprise. Learn more!

2: The Specialization in Agile Management lets you add essential Agile management skills after you complete the Project Management certificate. You will take a total of three Agile Management courses that focus on principles and practices, product ownership and managing Agile development. Your courses examine how to work in different industries using Scrum, Kanban, Lean Agile or other frameworks. Upon completing, you will have the skills and know-how to manage any project, anywhere, using any methodology. Learn more!

Courses

Required Courses

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Minimum Required

3
Course(s)

Maximum Allowed

0
Course(s)

Students must start with Project Management BUS ADM X470. Other courses in the sequence may be taken in any order, but we strongly recommend that Project Execution and Control BUS ADM X471.9 be taken last.

Primary Electives

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Minimum Required

60
Hour(s)

Maximum Allowed

0
Hour(s)

A minimum of two courses in primary electives and 4 additional semester units in electives must be taken for a total of 8 units. The third primary elective can also be used to fulfill 2 units of the additional electives requirement.

Certificate and Program Policies

Project Management Institute

Our project management courses are aligned with the most current industry standard developed by the Project Management Institute (PMI) and utilize PMI's A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK®Guide), Sixth Edition (Project Management Institute, Inc., 2017). As a PMI-registered education provider, UC Berkeley Extension has been approved by PMI to issue professional development units (PDUs) for our courses (provider 1173).

The PMI logo is a registered mark of the Project Management Institute, Inc.

PMI and PMBOK are registered marks of the Project Management Institute, Inc.

Program Staff

Contact Information

Project Management Hot Spots

Project Managers are in demand nation-wide. We analyzed employment data to come up with this list of Project Manager hot spots.

Do you live in one of these areas? Get started with your career in Project Management today.

City

Total Unfilled Jobs

Unfilled Jobs per Person

New York—Newark—Jersey City

20,301

10 jobs per 10,000 people

Lansing—East Lansing, MI

1,023

21 jobs per 10,000 people

Denver—Aurora Lakewood, CO

4,824

17 jobs per 10,000 people

Madison, WI

1,278

20 jobs per 10,000 people

Washington, D.C.

11,266

18 jobs per 10,000 people

1,000 to 4,000 open jobs

4,000 to 8,000 open jobs

8,000 to 12,000 open jobs

More than 12,000 open jobs

1 to 10 jobs per 10,000 people

10 to 13 jobs per 10,000 people

13 to 16 jobs per 10,000 people

More than 16 jobs per 10,000 people

Prerequisites

Students should have a bachelor's degree or equivalent experience. However, there are no admissions requirements for the certificate program.

Curriculum Requirements

The curriculum comprises 3 required courses and 8 additional semester units of electives for a total of 14 semester units (210 hours of instruction). Candidates must pay a nonrefundable certificate registration fee. We recommend that certificate students register for the certificate when they decide to commit to completing it, usually around the time of the second course in the curriculum.

Classes in the certificate start continuously. You may begin the program at any time and progress through the curriculum in the format and at a pace that fits your goals. Most students complete the certificate's curriculum in one to two years. To get you through the certificate in a timeframe that works with your schedule, we offer single courses in the following formats:

Online, accelerated: eight weeks of study

Classroom, daytime (weekend) format: four or five weeks of study

Classroom, evening (weeknight) format: generally 10 weeks of study

All certificate courses, including those online, have fixed start and end dates, with assignments and project work assigned throughout the course. Courses are scheduled so that you can complete all certificate requirements in about one year by taking the shortest duration sections sequentially. Most students complete their certificate coursework in one to two years. All coursework must be completed within five years of commencing the certificate.

You must take all courses for a letter grade. To receive the certificate, you must maintain an overall minimum 2.5 grade point average (GPA), with a grade of C or better in each course. A Certificate With Distinction will be awarded to those who complete the certificate with a GPA of 4.0 (effective to those who register beginning Oct. 1, 2017).

How to Register

By registering, you declare your intention to complete the curriculum (domestic students only). To register online for the Certificate Program in Project Management, complete these two steps:

Pay the nonrefundable registration fee through your shopping cart. Please allow 3–5 business days for the registration to appear in your student account.

You should register for the certificate after you complete the first course in the curriculum.

If you are an international student, you must apply to Evening Certificate Programs. Learn more.

Estimated Cost

Each course is priced individually, and you pay the course fee at the time of enrollment. The certificate has an estimated cost of $6,400 (not including course materials or registration fee). Course fees are subject to change.

Certificate and Award Request

Once you have completed the certificate coursework, notify UC Berkeley Extension in writing that you have completed the curriculum and request your certificate. Send an email to extension-business@berkeley.edu or call (510) 642-4231. After your records have been reviewed, verified, and approved, your certificate will be sent to you in the mail. The review of your records is usually completed within six to eight weeks after you request the certificate.

Special Instructions for International Students

There are no admission requirements for international students who wish to complete a course or certificate online. You may register for any online course available for enrollment. Follow the registration and enrollment process for the online course you have selected.

If you are an international student who would like to study in the U.S. and require a student visa, you must apply and be officially accepted into UC Berkeley Extension's Evening Certificate Programs before enrolling in any courses associated with this certificate. Apply now.

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Preparing for the PMP Exam?

Our certificate will certainly prepare you for the PMP Exam. Our certificate is designed to provide in-depth learning, and many people who already have their PMP credential choose to pursue our certificate for their professional development. We do offer Intensive PMP/CAPM® Exam Preparation course specifically for the PMP Exam. Review the Project Management Institute's PMP Handbook on how to obtain your credential.

PMP and CAPM are registered marks of the Project Management Institute, Inc.

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